1. Business
2. Accounting
3. Management Accounting
4. Budgets
5. 21983

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You are evaluating the performance of the laboratory department manager. The output of this department is the number of tests performed. A static budget was prepared at the beginning of the year. You are now examining that budget in relation to actual experience. The relevant data are included in the attachment. The department manager is pleased because the department has a favorable $50,000 cost variance.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the manager using the flexible budgetary variance model. Did the manager do a good job this year?

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